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Raphuרפוא
raw-foo' · Exile/Prophets
In the Bible
A biblical personal name — Raphu (רפוא) — attested in Isa 19:22 (1 occurrence in the Hebrew Bible).
Read Isa 19:22 on Sefaria →Isa 19:22
וְנָגַ֧ף יְהֹוָ֛ה אֶת־מִצְרַ֖יִם נָגֹ֣ף וְרָפ֑וֹא וְשָׁ֙בוּ֙ עַד־יְהֹוָ֔ה וְנֶעְתַּ֥ר לָהֶ֖ם וּרְפָאָֽם׃
GOD will first afflict and then heal the Egyptians: when they turn back, GOD will respond to their entreaties and heal them.
Facts
| Type | person |
| Biblical period | Exile/Prophets |
| Gematria | 287 |
| Letters | 4 consonants |
| Theophoric | no |
Stellar letters
The 4-consonant name needs its 1 distinct simple-letter to be occupied in the sky. The 7 classical bodies open a sign → its Hebrew simple letter; this name reads only when the planets sit in exactly these signs.
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Taurus · Vav
Readable on these rare conjunctions
Raphu appears in the stellar reading on 1 of the 12 dated rare conjunctions (proofs.json). Open any date in the Reader to verify it on that sky.
| Date | Precessional era | Occupied letters |O| |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr 1857 | Pisces | 3 |